Stelara Side Effects Weight Gain

I still exercise very hard and eat pretty sensibly.

Stelara side effects weight gain. I ve been on stelara for almost a year now. If you notice any other effects check with your healthcare professional. I am freaking out. Everyday i get on the scale and i have gained more weight.

See below for a comprehensive list of adverse effects. It cleared my psoriasis in one shot and my arthritis has vastly improved. Now i am on stelara. The first thing i would have checked is your thyroid.

It s annoying but it s minor. If there weren t enough bad news about ra and the drug side effects. But i ve picked up some weight. Some of the dosage forms listed on this page may not apply to the brand name stelara.

Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. In studies cd 1 and cd2 there were 470 patients who received stelara 6 mg kg as a weight based single intravenous induction dose and 466 who received placebo. Injection site reactions bruising itching pain redness swelling and hardening of the skin. This document contains side effect information about ustekinumab.

Common side effects of stelara include. My dosage was. I have some breakouts on my back shoulders. We need to keep things in perspective.

At the very least a full blood screening to see if everything is where it should be. Weight gain isn t listed as a common side effect but there are some internet questions regarding weight gain and stelara. Could not lose any either and i tried. Went threw a series of different biologic all with terrible side effects.

My rheumatologist says no way it is the stelara. However i have put on 16 pounds since january. You may report side effects to the fda at 1 800 fda 1088. I figured my weight gain was due to the lack of activity caused by surgeries every year since i was diagnosed.

However after getting my first injection i gained 10 in two weeks. Anyone else gain weight on stelara. More frequent side effects include. I had read that weight gain was not a side effect of stelara but now i m not so sure.

The information is not intended to cover all possible uses directions precautions drug interactions or adverse effects nor should it be construed to indicate that use of a particular drug is. I have been on stelara ustekinumab for over a year and a half now started in june 2015.